On the “Dynastic” Toponymy of Cilicia Pedias in the Roman Empire (until ca. AD 260) with Particular Reference to the Numismatic Evidence

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ID21714032
AuthorsMarek Jurkowski (0000-0002-8005-5524, University of Silesia in Katowice, corresponding author)
Year2023
Issue18
Pages145-164
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNotae Numismaticae - Numismatic Notes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1426-5435
PublisherNational Museum in Krakow (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.52800/ajst.1.18.a7
OpenAlexW4405619279
LanguageEN
References cited29

The article focuses on the formation of the “dynastic” toponymy of Cilicia Pedias in the Roman Empire (until ca. AD 260). The occurrence of place names derived from the rulers and individuals associated with them is analysed in the context of factors such as the growing strategic importance of the region, internal power struggles within the Roman state, municipal rivalries or the imperial journeys. Based on changing political and social circumstances, the form in which the emperors were honoured (title or “proper” place name), and the attested duration of the use of these appellations, three stages in the formation of the above-mentioned toponymy have been distinguished: 1. from Augustus to Trajan, 2. from Trajan to Macrinus, 3. from Macrinus to Valerian and Gallienus. A considerable number of the names discussed are attested only on coins, and some of the hypotheses concerning them are important for the study of local dynastic toponymy. The list of East Cilician localities bearing the dynastic appellations in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD is interesting in the light of Cassius Dio’s remark regarding the adoption of such names by the cities of his time

Ancient history · Archaeology · Empire · Toponymy · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History

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